Hastings Guise, a seasoned trade mark and design practitioner, heads the group at Fieldfisher, which offers big brands a comprehensive soft IP service and strong experience in trade mark, design, and copyright litigation, including issues related to AI. Tech and data specialist James Seadon focuses on copyright, database rights, confidential information and other related matters, and longstanding disputes partner Nick Rose’s interests include AI, sports data, passing off, and more. Harriet Seymour and Amy Reynolds both concentrate on trade marks, and Tommy McKenna is a key name for various litigious matters. John Linneker left in October 2024.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has a stellar client list and is instructed in many of the high-profile intellectual property cases in this jurisdiction. They go above and beyond to ensure cases are properly resourced, with fee earners who are highly experienced in High Court proceedings.’

  • ‘Nick Rose has bags of experience and is a cool decision maker under pressure. Christopher Leung is a diligent member of the team with a deep grasp on the facts of a case. James Seadon is a great strategist and picks up points really quicky.’

  • ‘I found working with the IP team on a designs matter to be both intellectually challenging and fun. The team were engaged and commercially aware, and always with an eye on the big picture as well as the minutiae of litigation. At the associate level there is good willingness to engage with complex, detailed work. I find the team as a whole easy and relaxed to work with.'

  • ‘James Seadon is commercially savvy, excellent at client management, and easy to communicate with when discussing strategy. I have also worked with Tommy McKenna on a large confidential information and copyright dispute. Tommy is a smart and switched-on partner who I have always found fun to work with, and he always has an excellent understanding of the case.’

  • ‘They provide an excellent service and advice.'

Key clients

  • Getty Images
  • SkyKick, Inc
  • Google, LLC
  • Oh Polly
  • Altana Wealth Limited
  • Brevent Advisory Limited
  • Sazerac
  • With Wise Ltd
  • EYGS
  • Take-Two Interactive Software
  • Dell, Inc.
  • Randox Laboratories

Work highlights

Acting for Getty Images against Stability AI in a case claiming infringement of Getty's rights in content allegedly used to train a generative artificial intelligence system.
Acting for Google in a High Court trade mark infringement and passing off action brought against its use of YOUTUBE SHORTS.
Acting for SkyKick against broadcaster Sky in Supreme Court trade mark bad faith litigation.

Practice head

Hastings Guise

Other key lawyers

James Seadon; Nick Rose; Harriet Seymour; Amy Reynolds; Tommy McKenna; Jude Antony; Verity Ellis; Christopher Leung; Fiona Waples; Thomas Coop; Katie Warner